ThePenultimateTruth
作者： Philip K. Dick 著
出版社： Mariner Books
出版时间： 2012-01
ISBN： 9780547572475
定价： 125.90
装帧： 平装
页数： 256页
分类： 国学古籍>综合性图书
内容简介:
ThePenultimateTruthisoneofDick’smoresombrenovels,writtenatawhite-hotpacewhenhewasattheheightofhiscreativepowers.DrawingonfourofDick’sstories,ThePenultimateTruthisoneofhismostpointedexaminationofthelieswovenbygovernments.WorldWarIIIisraging–orsothemillionsofpeoplecrammedintheirundergroundtanksbelieve.Forfifteenyears,subterraneanhumanityhasbeenfedondailybroadcastsofanever-endingnucleardestruction,sustainedbyabeliefintheallpowerfulProtector.ButuponEarth’ssurface,adifferentkindofrealityreigns.EastandWestareatpeace.Acrosstheplanet,anelitecorpsofexperthoaxersliveinvastprivatedemesnes–repaymentfortheirservicesinpreservingthegreatlie.Untiloneday,atankeremergesanddiscoversthepathtothemostsinistertruthofall…--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.
作者简介:
Overawritingcareerthatspannedthreedecades,PhilipK.Dick(1928-1982)published36sciencefictionnovelsand121shortstoriesinwhichheexploredtheessenceofwhatmakesmanhumanandthedangersofcentralizedpower.Towardtheendofhislife,hisworkturnedtowarddeeplypersonal,metaphysicalquestionsconcerningthenatureofGod.Elevennovelsandshortstorieshavebeenadaptedtofilm;notably:BladeRunner(basedonDoAndroidsDreamofElectricSheep?),TotalRecall,MinorityReport,andAScannerDarkly.Therecipientofcriticalacclaimandnumerousawardsthroughouthiscareer,DickwasinductedintotheSFHallofFamein2005,andin2007theLibraryofAmericapublishedaselectionofhisnovelsinthreevolumes.Hisworkhasbeentranslatedinto?morethantwenty-five?languages.
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